The George Benson Anthology
09/19/2000 | Rhino / Wea
Lyrics from The George Benson Anthology
All Music Guide Review
George Benson's two-disc Anthology from Rhino ultimately manages to encapsulate Benson's career. These 32 tracks not only highlight the obligatory vocal pop hits "Turn Your Love Around," "Give Me the Night," and "On Broadway," but dish out a heavy dose of his early jazz recordings that followed in the footsteps of Wes Montgomery, and his many appearances throughout the years with Brother Jack Mcduff, Lonnie Smith, Hubert Laws, Aretha Franklin, Jimmy Smith, Earl Klugh, and the Count Basie Orchestra. If you're only accustomed to Benson's pop/jazz crossover work, check out this definitive overview. ~ Al Campbell, All Music Guide
The George Benson Anthology Track Listing
Credits of The George Benson Anthology
- Gordon Lyon
- Assistant
- Mike Mainieri
- Conductor, Orchestration
- Michael Mancini
- Engineer
- Dave Mankovitz
- Viola
- Arif Mardin
- Arranger, String Arrangements, Producer
- George Marge
- Flute, Woodwind
- Marty Paich
- Conductor, String Arrangements
- Harvey Mason, Sr.
- Drums
- Tony May
- Engineer
- David McLees
- Compilation
- Narada Michael Walden
- Producer, Drum Programming
- Jason Miles
- Synthesizer Programming
- Marcus Miller
- Bass, Rhythm Arrangements, Synthesizer Arrangements
- Leo Morris
- Drums
- Andy Newmark
- Drums
- Dave O'Donnell
- Assistant
- Michael O'Reilly
- Mixing, Assistant
- Bob Ojeda
- Trumpet
- Ralph Osborne
- Assistant
- David Paich
- Synthesizer Bass
- Jeff Porcaro
- Drums
- Romeo Penque
- Flute, Woodwind
- Gary Peterson
- Discographical Annotation
- Greg Phillinganes
- Synthesizer, Keyboards
- Joe Pirrera
- Assistant
- Robert Popwell
- Bass
- Ed Rak
- Mixing
- Alan Raph
- Trombone, Tuba
- George Ricci
- Cello
- Claytoven Richardson
- Vocals (Background)
- David Rideau
- Engineer, Mixing
- Steve Rinkoff
- Engineer
- Lee Ritenour
- Guitar
- John "J.R." Robinson
- Drums
- Elliot Scheiner
- Engineer, Mixing
- Al Schmitt
- Engineer, Mixing
- Russell Schmitt
- Engineer
- Bill Schnee
- Engineer, Mixing
- Dr. Lonnie Smith
- Organ
- Jeremy Smith
- Engineer
- Jimmy Smith
- Organ, Strings, Synthesizer
- Lola Smith
- Producer
- Barton Stevens
- Assistant
- Bruce Swedien
- Engineer, Mixing
- Creed Taylor
- Producer
- Jane Taylor
- Woodwind
- Richard Tee
- Synthesizer Bass
- Rod Temperton
- Rhythm Arrangements
- Russ Titelman
- Producer, Mixing
- Jeff Toone
- Engineer
- Val Valentin
- Engineer
- Carlos Vega
- Drums
- Randy Waldman
- Synthesizer
- Dave Weckl
- Cymbals
- Michael White
- Drums
- Larry Williams
- Flute, Saxophone
- Cecil Womack
- Guitar, Vocals (Background)
- Linda Womack
- Vocals (Background)
- Jonathan Lewis
- Associate Producer, Synthesizer Programming
- Mark Stevens
- Vocals (Background)
- David Frazer
- Engineer, Mixing
- A. Scott Galloway
- Producer, Compilation, Liner Notes
- Thom Wilson
- Engineer
- Peter Darmi
- Engineer, Assistant
- John Wise
- Assistant
- Genobia Jeter
- Vocals (Background)
- Joe Shepley
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Caroline Greyshock
- Cover Photo
- Patrick Milligan
- Project Supervisor
- Andy Bloch
- Guitar
- Maria DeGrassi-Colosimo
- Art Direction, Design
- Jai Winding
- Piano, Piano (Electric)
- Iris Cohen
- Assistant
- Steven Chean
- Editorial Supervision
- Clifford Carter
- Keyboards, Drum Programming
- Carmen Twilley
- Vocals (Background)
- Steve Woolard
- Research Assistant
- Lori Carfora
- Project Supervisor
- Dechown Jenkens
- Arranger, Guitar (Rhythm)
- John Venable
- Engineer
- Dave Russell
- Engineer
- Dennis Turner
- Executive Producer
- Dave Lewis
- Guitar, Synthesizer Bass, Producer, Drum Programming
- Just Loomis
- Photography
- Frank Martin
- Synthesizer
- Lil John Roberts
- Drums
- Kwaku Alston
- Digital Photography
- Robert C. Benson
- Programming
- Daniel Goldmark
- Editorial Research
- Robert Eaton
- Assistant
- Randy Perry
- Research Assistant
- Louis Posen
- Assistant
- Amy Utstein
- Research Assistant
- Bill "Tenderly"
- Mixing
- Will Hawkins
- Assistant
- Stanley MacDonald
- Bass
- Mark Sackett
- Assistant
- Jim Shefler
- Assistant
- Jo Motta
- Project Supervisor
- Audrey Wheeler
- Vocals (Background)
- David Foster
- Synthesizer
- Jay Berliner
- Guitar (Acoustic)
- Bill Champlin
- Vocals (Background)
- Steve Kipner
- Drum Programming, Sequencers
- Marcy Levy
- Vocals (Background)
- Ralph MacDonald
- Percussion, Triangle
- Gene Page
- Synthesizer
- Mike Russo
- Assistant
- Vaneese Thomas
- Vocals (Background)
- Montego Joe
- Drums
- Stan Webb
- Flute
- Ronnie Boykins
- Bass
- Airto Moreira
- Percussion, Vocals
- Sekou Bunch
- Guitar (Electric)
- Gloria Agostini
- Harpsichord
- Alex Al
- Bass
- Jocelyn Allen
- Vocals (Background)
- Wayne Andre
- Trombone, Horn (Baritone)
- Ray Armando
- Percussion
- Rich Aronson
- Synthesizer, Programming
- Tom Bahler
- Vocals (Background)
- Mike Baird
- Cymbals
- Stanley Banks
- Bass
- Errol Bennett
- Percussion, Finger Cymbals
- Michael Boddicker
- Synthesizer
- Marion Booker
- Drums
- Jim Boyer
- Engineer, Mixing
- Hugh Brown
- Art Direction, Photography
- Paul Brown
- Producer, Mixing
- Robbie Buchanan
- Piano (Electric)
- James Buffington
- French Horn
- Ralph Burnes
- Conductor, String Arrangements
- Marvin Chapell
- Drums
- Dana Jon Chappelle
- Assistant
- Wells Christy
- Synclavier
- Claus Ogerman
- Conductor, Orchestral Arrangements, Orchestra Assembly
- John Clayton
- Arranger, Conductor
- Billy Cobham
- Drums
- Earl Cohen
- Engineer, Mixing
- Paulinho Da Costa
- Percussion
- Charles Covington
- Organ
- Eddie Daniels
- Sax (Alto)
- Melvin Davis
- Keyboards
- Nick DeCaro
- String Arrangements
- Victor Deyglio
- Assistant
- Wayne Dockery
- Bass
- Peter Doell
- Assistant
- Joseph Doughney
- Assistant
- Don Sebesky
- Arranger
- Esmond Edwards
- Producer
- Bernard Eichen
- Violin
- Sheridan Eldridge
- Assistant
- Howard "Buzz" Feiten
- Guitar
- Chuck Findley
- Trumpet
- Frank Foster
- Guitar, Sax (Tenor)
- John Frosk
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- Lew Futterman
- Producer
- Steve Gadd
- Drums
- Dan Garcia
- Assistant
- Rudy Van Gelder
- Engineer
- Jim Gilstrap
- Vocals (Background)
- Preston Glass
- Synthesizer, Sequencing, Drum Programming
- David Glasser
- Sax (Alto)
- Venette Gloud
- Vocals (Background)
- Greg "Gigi" Gonaway
- Cymbals, Simmons Drums
- Randy Goodrum
- Synthesizer, Drum Programming, Sequencers
- Diva Gray
- Vocals (Background)
- Jay Graydon
- Synthesizer, Guitar, Arranger, Producer
- Johnny Griggs
- Percussion
- Troy Halderson
- Assistant
- Don Henderson
- Assistant
- Roy Hendrickson
- Assistant
- Gary Herbig
- Flute, Saxophone
- Dan Hersch
- Remastering
- Lee Herschberg
- Engineer
- David Hewitt
- Engineer
- Jerry Hey
- Strings, Trumpet, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements
- Stuart Hirotsu
- Assistant
- Lee Holdridge
- Conductor, Orchestration
- Kim Hutchcroft
- Flute, Saxophone
- Bill Inglot
- Sounds
- Paul Jackson, Jr.
- Guitar (Rhythm)
- Anthony Jackson
- Bass
- Jack Jennings
- Vibraphone
- Louis Johnson
- Bass
- Phil Kraus
- Vibraphone
- Abraham Laboriel
- Bass
- Gary Ladinsky
- Engineer
- Michael Landy
- Engineer
- Rhett Lawrence
- Programming
- Will Lee
- Bass
- Wayne Lewis
- Keyboards, Producer, Drum Programming
- Tommy LiPuma
- Producer
- Charles Libove
- Violin
- Jimmy Lovelace
- Drums
- Buddy Lucas
- Harmonica, Saxophone
- Ray Lucas
- Drums
- Johnny Pacheco
- Conga
- Patti Austin
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Aretha Franklin
- Vocals
- James Taylor
- Vocals (Background)
- George Benson
- Guitar, Vocals, Main Performer, Compilation, Engineer
- Phil Bodner
- Woodwind
- Ron Carter
- Bass
- Ronnie Cuber
- Sax (Baritone)
- Jorge Dalto
- Piano, Piano (Electric), Clavinet
- Ronnie Foster
- Synthesizer, Piano (Electric), Keyboards
- Herbie Hancock
- Piano, Piano (Electric)
- Red Holloway
- Sax (Tenor)
- Quincy Jones
- Producer, Rhythm Arrangements
- Earl Klugh
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Classical)
- Hubert Laws
- Flute, Woodwind
- Rob Mounsey
- Synclavier
- Ricky Peterson
- Synthesizer, Vibraphone
- Bill Reichenbach Jr.
- Trombone
- Marvin Stamm
- Trumpet, Piccolo, Flugelhorn
- Stanley Turrentine
- Sax (Tenor)
- George Young
- Flute
- Grady Tate
- Drums
- Phil Upchurch
- Bass, Guitar (Rhythm)
- John Hammond, Jr.
- Producer
















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